Jephthah

biblical character (Judges)
Person human_biblical_figure Q1133523
Jephthah
Published by Guillaume Rouille(1518?-1589) · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Jephthah

Summary

Jephthah is a human biblical figure[1]. His place of birth was Gilead[2]. He was born on -1160-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on -1080-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a biblical judge[5] and judge[6]. He draws 571 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #129 of 529).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jephthah's place of birth was Gilead[2].
  • Jephthah was born on -1160-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Jephthah died on -1080-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • Jephthah's father was Gilead[8].
  • A child of Jephthah was Daughter of Jephthah[9].
  • Jephthah is identified as part of the Israelites ethnic group[10].
  • Jephthah's professions included biblical judge[5].
  • Jephthah worked as a judge[6].
  • Jephthah's field of work was court[11].
  • Jephthah held the position of biblical judge[12].
  • Jephthah's religion is recorded as Mosaic Judaism[13].
  • Jephthah's image is recorded as Jephthah-Jephte.jpg[14].
  • Jephthah is recorded as male[15].
  • Jephthah's instance of is recorded as human biblical figure[16].
  • Jephthah's ISNI is recorded as 0000000107984100[17].
  • Jephthah's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 126248939[18].
  • Jephthah's GND ID is recorded as 118834339[19].
  • Jephthah's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n87805118[20].
  • Jephthah's Commons category is recorded as Jephthah[21].
  • Jephthah's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0146dm[22].
  • Jephthah's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as mzk20231204020[23].
  • Jephthah's given name is recorded as Yiftah[24].
  • Jephthah's significant event is recorded as human sacrifice[25].
  • Jephthah's work location is recorded as Judea[26].
  • Jephthah's work location is recorded as Palestine[27].

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Origins and Family

Jephthah's place of birth was Gilead[2]. He was born on -1160-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was Gilead[8]. He is identified as part of the Israelites ethnic group[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include biblical judge[5] and judge[6]. Jephthah's field of work was court[11]. He held the position of biblical judge[12].

Personal Life

A child of Jephthah was Daughter of him[9]. His religion is recorded as Mosaic Judaism[13].

Death and Burial

Jephthah died on -1080-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].

Why It Matters

Jephthah draws 571 Wikipedia views per month (human_biblical_figure category, ranking #129 of 529).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] He is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

Where was Jephthah born?

Born in Gilead[2], Jephthah…

Who were Jephthah's parents?

Jephthah's father was Gilead[8].

What did Jephthah do for work?

Jephthah worked as biblical judge[5] and judge[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . CERL Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
  18. [3] . timeline.biblehistory.com. timeline.biblehistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [4] . timeline.biblehistory.com. timeline.biblehistory.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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